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Army

Retain And Accelerate Army FCS Spin Out, Gates Recommends

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Potential sweeping changes in defense priorities would not necessarily change the Army's initial technology spin out of its $160 billion Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization program. "We will retain and accelerate the initial increment of the program to spin out technology enhancements to all combat brigades," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said April 6. What that actually means will have to be fleshed out in the fiscal year 2010 budget specifics that will go to Congress sometime in…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]